SANDY HOLLOW, Via GULGONG, to MARYVALE RAILWAY ACT. Act No
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SANDY HOLLOW, via GULGONG, TO MARYVALE RAILWAY ACT. Act No. 28, 1927. An Act to sanction the construction of a line of railway from Sandy Hollow, via Gulgong, to Maryvale; to amend the Public Works Act. 1912 ; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented to, 7th March, 1927.] E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, B by and with the advice and consent of the Legis lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows1:— 1. This Act may be cited as the "Sandy Hollow, via Gulgong to Maryvale Railway Act, 1927." 2. The carrying out of the work described in the Schedule to this Act is hereby sanctioned. 3. The plan of the said work is the plan marked "N.S.W. Railways, Sandy Hollow, via Gulgong, to Maryvale Schedule Plan," signed by the Railway Com missioners for New South Wales and countersigned by the Chief Engineer for Railway and Tramway Construc- tion, and deposited in the public office of the said Railway Commissioners. 4. The cost of carrying out the said work (exclusive of land resumptions) is estimated at one million three hundred and fifty-three thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine pounds, and such estimated cost shall not, under any circumstances, be exceeded by more than ten per centum. 5. The said line of railway may be constructed on or along or by the side of any road or highway. 6. 6. Notwithstanding the provisions of section ninety- one of the Public Works Act, 1912, the Constructing Authority shall not be compelled, nor shall it be the duty of the said Authority to make or maintain any fence along the said line of railway for the accom modation of any person or for any purpose whatsoever; but the said Authority may, in its discretion, make and maintain such fences in connection with the said line of railway as it may think fit. SCHEDULE. This railway connecting the northern and western railway systems 1 commences at 206 /2 miles from Sydney and at the western end of Sandy Hollow Station on the Muswellbrook to Merriwa Branch from the Great Northern Railway, and it proceeds generally westerly across Goulburn River and in close proximity to the right or southern side of that river to 260 miles and past the villages of Baerami and Bylong, where a southerly bearing is taken to 265 miles; thence the line bears westerly past the village of Wollar and up Wilpinjong Creek, also past the village of Ulan and across Murragamba Creek and the Main Dividing Range ; thence a south-westerly direction is taken to a point about 16 chains north of Gulgong Station on the branch line from Wallerawang to Coonabarrabran; thence a portion of that railway is 3 followed for about 2 /4 miles north-westerly to the northern side of Wyaldra Creek, where a westerly direction is taken across Puggoon Creek and through the gap in the range dividing the waters of the Cudgegong and Talbragar Rivers and across Sandy Creek : thence a generally south-westerly bearing takes the line down Bungiebomar Creek and across Spicer's Creek close to their confluence and over the range between the latter creek and Mitchell's Creek, across that creek to the terminus at 355 miles 48 chains from Sydney, being a point on 1 1 the Great Western Railway at 263 /2 miles from Sydney and about 1 /2 miles from the northern end of Mary vale Station, being a total distance 1 of 146 /2 miles, exclusive of the portion of the Wallerawang to Coona barrabran railway aforesaid, and is subject to such deviations and modifications as may be considered desirable by the Constructing Authority. BROKEN .